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Checkout the new interface for Credo Referenceand let know how you like it.

Credo Referencecontains over 600 reference eBooks which are available 24/7 365 days a year. For each search it not only searches the reference eBooks but also provides content from the Library Catalog, CQ Researcher, Gale Virtual Reference Library, World Book Online and Gale’s General OneFile. It also contains cool tools like the Holiday tool.

Enter a holiday like Halloween and find out how other countries celebrate the holiday.

Please take a moment to pause, remember, and reflect on the Japanese aerial attack of Pearl Harbor, which brought the USA into World War II 70 years ago today. The attack took place on December 7, 1941 on the US naval base named Pearl Harbor, located on Oahu island, Hawaii, USA. It was carried out by a large Japanese naval force, under Vice Admiral Nagumo, and took place while Japanese envoys were taking part in “peace talks” in Washington, D.C. More than 2,000 members of the US armed forces were killed, and a large part of the US Pacific fleet was destroyed or damaged.

Events will be held throughout the country today to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack. Survivors from the attack are also expected to join military leaders and civilians at a ceremony in Pearl Harbor today.

Please commemorate all those that lost their lives at Pearl Harbor and remember “[the] day that will live in infamy!”

Are you getting ready to sit down to dinner with Turkey, cranberry sauce and all those other goodies? Here’s some trivia you can test your guests with at the dinner table! Let’s see if they know the history behind Turkey day! Need help? See Credo Reference.

1. Which month was the 1st Thanksgiving mostly likely held in?

2. What was the name of the Native American tribe who out numbered the colonist and they had a feast with?

3. How many days was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

4. After the American Revolution War the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1789, was proclaimed by President George Washington. What date was it held on?

5. Which president proclaimed Thanksgiving Day to be held on the last Thursday of November?

6. In 1939, 1940, and 194, this president tried to change Thanksgiving Day to the next to the last Thursday in November, who was it?

7. Why do we eat Turkey on Thanksgiving day?

8. What was the name of the colony in 1621, who held the 1st Thanksgiving?

9. In the poem: Over the river and through the wood, To _____________ house we go. – whose house do we go according to the original poem?

10. Who campaigned for 30 years to establish Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday?

We recently had a brainteaser about animal offspring. Now here’s a quiz about the names given to male and female animals. Can you state the normal names given to the male and female animals here? Need help? Try Credo Reference.